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Liquidambar excelsa
Bole can be branchless to 35 m (115 ft)
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Altingiaceae
Genus:	Liquidambar
Species:	L. excelsa
Binomial name
Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken
Synonyms
List Altingia caerulea Poir. Altingia excelsa Noronha Liquidambar altingia Blume Liquidambar altingiana Blume Liquidambar cerasifolia (Wall. & Griff.) Voigt Liquidambar rasamala Blume Sedgwickia cerasifolia Wall. & Griff.

Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bhutan, India (Assam), Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia, including western Malesia. A tree reaching 60 m (200 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical forests at elevations from 550 to 1,700 m (1,800 to 5,600 ft).

References

1. ^ "View crop Data sheet EcoPort Altingia excelsa". EcoCrop. Food and Agriculture Organization. 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024. ...production of timber in plantations
2. ^ Beech, E.; Crowley, D.; Wilson, B. (2019). "Rasamala Liquidambar excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60761029A60761083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60761029A60761083.en. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
3. ^ "Liquidambar excelsa (Noronha) Oken". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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